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The assumed purpose of an internship is to experiment working within a professional field. From the vantage point of a relatively naive 20-year-old, I only know what I dreaded to be part of my future profession, namely boredom, fatigue and monotony. I have long wanted to pursue a...
Even more worrisome are ecological concerns. In 1999 Cornell University entomologist John Losey performed a provocative, "seat-of-the-pants" laboratory experiment. He dusted Bt corn pollen on plants populated by monarch-butterfly caterpillars. Many of the caterpillars died. Could what happened in Losey's laboratory happen in cornfields across...
But aren't those kids better prepared for the discipline of high school and college? Farley says that's a myth. "Homework usually brings major family interference, there's downloading of book reports from the Internet, there's Daddy doing the science experiment. Who's getting discipline? I think it...
When I listen to the stories of the immense experience and knowledge that everyone around me is gaining, I get really jealous. I can clearly see that I'm falling behind in the race to build the most impressive resum and meet the most helpful contacts. I also realize that...
Nakamura insists much more is needed than a few incentive programs. "We need to give our minds space to breathe," he says. He is pinning his hopes on his 15-year-old daughter, who started attending a school in the U.S. this spring. "The light in her hasn't been...